Looks that Kill was Motley Crue’s second single released from their 1983 ‘Shout At the Devil’ album, and it was their first top 20 hit on the Mainstream Rock charts, peaking at #12. And, it’s one of the coolest music videos they produced!
Judas Priest – ‘You’ve Got Another Thing Coming’ Official Music Video
Judas Priest’s You’ve Got Another Thing Coming has to be one of the top ten metal songs of all time! And, in 1981, it became their first top five hit in America when it peaked at #4 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts!
Enjoy this look back at Judas Priest’s music video for You’ve Got Another Thing Coming from 1981!
Joan Jett – ‘Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap’ and ‘Love Hurts’ Videos from ‘The Hit List’ Album
When it comes to awesome rock stars from the ’80s, Joan Jett is high up our list as one of the greatest, and she’s certainly one of the greatest female rockers of all time, in our humble opinion! In 1990, she released her 7th studio album called The Hit List. This was her first cover album, and nobody does a cover better than Joan Jett! The first two tracks from the album are awesome. There’s the cover of AC/DC’s ‘Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap’ below as well as an incredible cover of The Everly Brothers and later Nazareth’s iconic hit ‘Love Hurts’.
Enjoy a look back at both these covers from Joan Jett as well as the original versions from AC/DC, The Everly Brothers, and Nazareth!
Kix – ‘Don’t Close Your Eyes’ Official Music Video
Kix were around a lot longer than most of their 80’s rock band brethren. They released their self-titled debut album way back in 1981, but it wasn’t until their 1989 ‘Blow My Fuse’ album that they achieved a lot of commercial success. ‘Don’t Close Your Eyes’ was the fifth and last single released from the album and it peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1989. It was their first and only top 40 hit on the Hot 100 charts.
Britny Fox – ‘Girlschool’ Music Video from 1989
In 1988, Britny Fox released their self-titled debut album, and the first single released was Long Way to Love, which peaked at number 100 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and number 33 on the Mainstream Rock chart. Arguably, their most remembered song though was their second single, Girlschool. It’s our favorite song from the band, and the music video was heavily played on MTV back in the late ’80s.
Enjoy this look back at Britny Fox’s music video for Girlschool as well as a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the Girlschool video!
More ’80s music videos from Britny Fox!
John Lennon – ‘(Just Like) Starting Over’ – Music Video
John Lennon released ‘(Just Like) Starting Over’ on October 24, 1980. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 charts on December 27, 1980, and spent five weeks at number one. Sadly, Lennon was killed on December 8th, and this was his last single released during his lifetime. He was only 40 years old when he was shot and killed in New York.
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Janet Jackson – ‘Miss You Much’ Official Music Video
Bad English – ‘When I See You Smile’ Official Music Video
Unreleased Motley Crue Song Called ‘Run For Your Life’
If you love Motley Crue, you’re gonna love this one. The song is called ‘Run For Your Life’, and it’s a song that was included on a 1983 Motley Crue demo tape that included this song as well as ‘Shout at the Devil’ and ‘Too Young to Fall in Love’. The latter two songs made it onto the Crue’s 1983 album ‘Shout at the Devil’, but ‘Run For Your Life’ was never released.
REM – ‘Fall On Me’ Live Tour Video
‘Fall On Me’ was REM’s first single released from their 1986 ‘Life’s Rich Pageant’ album, which is one of the greatest albums ever released from any musical genre. ‘Fall On Me’ was also their first top five hit on any Billboard chart when it peaked at number five on the Mainstream Rock charts in 1986.
Whitesnake – ‘Fool For Your Loving’ Official Music Video
‘Fool For Your Loving’ was originally released by Whitesnake in 1980 as the first single from their ’80 album ‘Ready an’ Willing’, and in 1989, they released it again as the first single from their ’89 album ‘Slip Of The Tongue’. The ’89 version was their highest charting rock single when it peaked at number two on the Mainstream Rock charts.
Femme Fatale – ‘Falling In And Out Of Love’ Music Video
Femme Fatale was among the many female-led hair bands that achieved moderate success in the late ’80s. In 1988, they released their first album, which was a self-titled album. One of our favorite songs from the album was ‘Falling In and Out of Love’.
Enjoy the official music video as well as another video we found of lead singer Lorraine Lewis in 2013 still sounding great and as gorgeous as ever!
Ten of the Hottest Lead Singers from our Favorite ’80s Rock Bands
In the ’80s, it was all about big hair, big guitars and good looking lead singers! Enjoy this look back at ten of the hottest lead singers from some of our favorite ’80s rock bands!
Sebastian Bach – Skid Row
Jon Bon Jovi – Bon Jovi
Bret Michaels – Poison
Kip Winger – Winger
Vince Neil – Motley Crue
Axl Rose – Guns N’ Roses
Joe Elliott – Def Leppard
Joey Tempest – Europe
Mike Tramp – White Lion
David Lee Roth
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Pink Floyd – ‘Learning To Fly’ Official Music Video
Night Ranger – ‘When You Close Your Eyes’ Live 1985
Night Ranger were one of the rare bands with two lead singers and two lead guitarists. ‘When You Close Your Eyes’ was their top 20 follow up single to ‘Sister Christian’ in 1984. It peaked at number 14 on both the rock and Hot 100 charts and is definitely a fan favorite at concerts as you can see from this live performance from 1985!
Great Guitarists of the ’80s!
The ’80s produced some of the best guitarists in rock history. Pictured above are left to right from the top:
CC Deville from Poison
Eddie Van Halen
Steve Clark from Def Leppard
George Lynch from Dokken
Slash from Guns N’ Roses
Randy Rhoads from Ozzy Osbourne’s band
Richie Sambora from Bon Jovi
Who is your favorite guitarist from the ’80s?
CC Deville and Poison – ‘Nothin’ But A Good Time’
Eddie Van Halen – ‘Eruption’ guitar solo
Steve Clark and Def Leppard – ‘Pour Some Sugar On Me’
George Lynch and Dokken – ‘In My Dreams’
Slash and Guns N’ Roses – ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’
Randy Rhoads and Ozzy Osbourne – ‘Crazy Train’
Richie Sambora and Bon Jovi – ‘Wanted Dead Or Alive’
Poison – ‘Every Rose Has Its Thorn’ Music Video
Poison’s ‘Every Rose Has Its Thorn’ is one of the most successful singles from any ’80s hair band. It hit number one on the Hot 100 charts as well as the Canadian charts in 1988.
In an interview on VH1’s Behind the Music, Bret Michaels said the inspiration behind the song came when he was in a laundromat one night and called his girlfriend on a pay phone. He heard a male voice in the background while talking to her and was devastated. He went back into the laundromat and wrote the lyrics to the song.
Enjoy this look back at Poison’s music video for Every Rose Has Its Thorn as well as a live performance from MTV’s New Year’s Eve Bash in 1988!
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Skid Row – ‘I Remember You’ from 1989
Skid Row’s 1989 self-titled debut album spawned three huge hits for Sebastian Bach and the original lineup. One of those hits was ‘I Remember You’, which peaked at #6 on the Hot 100 charts in 1989. The band is still touring today, but without Bach as the lead singer. They’ve gone through a number of different lead singers, and in 2022, Erik Gronwall joined the band. I have to admit, he’s definitely the best lead singer they’ve had since Bach left the band.
Enjoy this look back at Skid Row’s original music video for I Remember You as well as a live performance from 2022 with Erik Gronwall as lead singer.
Original Music Video:
Current Lineup with Erik Gronwall on Lead Vocals:
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Band Aid – ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’ Video
Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas
Band Aid was a charity supergroup formed in 1984 composed of 40 artists to raise awareness and funds for the Ethiopian famine in 1983-1985.
The band consisted of:
Robert “Kool” Bell (Kool & the Gang)
Bono (U2)
Pete Briquette (The Boomtown Rats)
Adam Clayton (U2)
Phil Collins (Genesis and solo artist)
Chris Cross (Ultravox)
Simon Crowe (The Boomtown Rats)
Sara Dallin (Bananarama)
Siobhan Fahey (Bananarama)
Johnny Fingers (The Boomtown Rats)
Bob Geldof (The Boomtown Rats)
Boy George (Culture Club)
Glenn Gregory (Heaven 17)
Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet)
John Keeble (Spandau Ballet)
Gary Kemp (Spandau Ballet)
Martin Kemp (Spandau Ballet)
Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran)
Marilyn
George Michael (Wham!)
Jon Moss (Culture Club)
Steve Norman (Spandau Ballet)
Rick Parfitt (Status Quo)
Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran)
Francis Rossi (Status Quo)
Sting (The Police)
Andy Taylor (Duran Duran)
James “J.T.” Taylor (Kool & the Gang)
John Taylor (Duran Duran)
Roger Taylor (Duran Duran)
Dennis Thomas (Kool & the Gang)
Midge Ure (Ultravox)
Martyn Ware (Heaven 17)
Jody Watley
Paul Weller (The Style Council)
Keren Woodward (Bananarama)
Paul Young
John Mellencamp – ‘I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus’ Music Video
In 1987, John Mellencamp released his version of the holiday classic ‘I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus’ from the ‘A Very Special Christmas’ benefit album. The video below was filmed during his 1987 ‘Lonesome Jubilee’ tour and features his daughter Teddi singing at the end. Too cute!
Wham! – ‘Last Christmas’ Music Video
Van Halen Live In Concert In 1983 – US Festival, Devore, California
Guns N’ Roses – ‘Paradise City’ Official Music Video
Guns N’ Roses’ Paradise City was the 4th and last single released from their 1987 debut album ‘Appetite For Destruction’. It was their third top ten hit in a row peaking at number five on the Hot 100 charts. The previous single Sweet Child O’ Mine was their first and only number one song on the Hot 100 charts. They followed up Paradise City with another top five song, Patience, from their G N’ R Lies album.
AC/DC – ‘Who Made Who’ Official Music Video
In 1986, AC/DC released their album ‘Who Made Who’, and the title song was a top 40 rock hit for the Aussie rock legends. Besides being the soundtrack to Stephen King’s movie, ‘Maximum Overdrive’, it was also a compilation album featuring songs from previous albums. Enjoy and RIP Malcolm Young…
A Look Back At The 1980 Georgia Bulldogs National Championship Season
In 1980, the Georgia Bulldogs won the national championship in football for their first and only national championship so far. If you’re a football fan, you know that Georgia is number one right now, and heading towards a chance at winning their second championship if they can finish the season strong. Here’s a look at the Dawgs 1980 championship season featuring Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker!
Lionel Richie and Diana Ross Performing ‘Endless Love’ Live
Diana Ross and Lionel Richie’s ‘Endless Love’ was a number one hit back in 1981!
“Endless Love” Lyrics:
My love,
There’s only you in my life
The only thing that’s bright
My first love,
You’re every breath that I take
You’re every step I make
And I
(I-I-I-I-I)
I want to share
All my love with you
No one else will do…
And your eyes
Your eyes, your eyes
They tell me how much you care
Ooh yes, you will always be
My endless love
Two hearts,
Two hearts that beat as one
Our lives have just begun
Forever
(ohhhhhh)
I’ll hold you close in my arms
I can’t resist your charms
And love
Oh, love
I’ll be a fool
For you,
I’m sure
You know I don’t mind
Oh, you know I don’t mind
’cause you,
You mean the world to me
Oh
I know
I know
I’ve found in you
My endless love
Oooh-woow
Boom, boom
Boom, boom, boom, boom, booom
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom
Oooh, and love
Oh, love
I’ll be that fool
For you,
I’m sure
You know I don’t mind
Oh you know
I don’t mind
And, yes
You’ll be the only one
’cause no one can deny
This love I have inside
And I’ll give it all to you
My love
My love, my love
My endless love
Just for fun, we’ve also included Richie’s 2012 cover of the song with country singer Shania Twain, which was a top 20 hit on the Billboard AC charts. Enjoy!